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• segmentio/kafka-goA pure-Go Kafka client library with no C dependencies, offering both a low-level connection API and a high-lev
• symfony/event-dispatcherA standalone PHP library that lets different parts of an application communicate by dispatching named events a
• facebook/buckBuck was Facebook's multi-language build system — now deprecated and replaced by Buck2. This repository is arc
• squeaky-pl/japrontoA Python web framework built for maximum speed using a C-based HTTP server core, capable of handling over a mi
• apple/containerizationA Swift library from Apple that lets macOS apps run Linux containers, each isolated in its own fast-booting vi
• nhivp/awesome-embeddedA curated reference list of tutorials, tools, and learning resources for embedded systems programming, coverin
• cerebroapp/cerebroCerebro is a free, open-source keyboard launcher for Windows, macOS, and Linux that pops up with Ctrl+Space to
• houtianze/bypyA Python command-line tool for accessing Baidu Yun cloud storage (2TB free) from Linux terminals and small dev
• adams549659584/go-proxy-bingaiA self-hosted web app that mirrors Microsoft's Bing AI chat interface so you can access it from regions where
• getanteon/anteonAnteon is an open-source platform that monitors Kubernetes clusters using eBPF (zero code changes required) an
• n0-computer/irohIroh is a Rust library for connecting devices directly by public key instead of IP address, enabling reliable
• chrisjenx/calligraphyCalligraphy is an Android library (now end-of-life) that made it easy to apply custom fonts across an entire a
• junit-team/junit4JUnit 4 is the classic Java framework for writing and running automated tests, now in maintenance mode with on
• openbmb/xagentXAgent is an open-source autonomous AI agent that takes a plain-text task, plans steps, and executes them usin
• freemocap/freemocapFreeMoCap is a free, open-source motion capture system that produces research-quality 3D body movement recordi
• avast/retdecRetDec is an open-source decompiler from Avast that converts compiled program binaries back into readable C co
• isno/thebytebookAn online Chinese-language technical book covering how to design large-scale internet systems that stay reliab
• mongodb/mongo-go-driverThe official Go library for connecting to and querying MongoDB databases, maintained by MongoDB, supporting do
• prasanthrangan/hyprdotsA pre-configured Arch Linux desktop setup using the Hyprland compositor, bundling themes, dotfiles, and an aut
• clipy/clipyClipy is a free, open-source clipboard manager for macOS that saves a history of everything you copy, so you c
• jorgef/engineeringladdersA practical framework for engineering managers to define career levels across four tracks — Developer, Tech Le
• sockjs/sockjs-clientSockJS-client is a JavaScript browser library that enables reliable real-time two-way communication with a ser
• telegrammessenger/telegram-iosThe full source code of the official Telegram iOS app, published by Telegram, useful for developers who want t
• tencent/hippyHippy is an open-source framework by Tencent that lets web developers write a single React or Vue codebase and
• maxgoedjen/secretiveA Mac app that stores SSH keys inside the Secure Enclave chip so they can never be copied or stolen, even by m
• tycrek/degoogleA formerly comprehensive list of privacy-focused alternatives to Google products, including self-hosted option
• xanderfrangos/twinkle-trayA Windows system tray app that adds brightness sliders for external monitors, filling the gap Windows leaves b
• davidfowl/aspnetcorediagnosticscenariosA reference collection of real broken code patterns found in ASP.NET Core web applications, with explanations
• dongyubin/dockerhubA community-maintained list of Docker Hub mirror addresses that still work inside China, verified as of May 20
• codermjlee/mjextensionA lightweight Objective-C library for iOS and macOS that automatically converts JSON data into model objects a
• vaexio/vaexA Python data analysis library that lets you filter, aggregate, and visualize datasets with hundreds of millio
• carhartl/jquery-cookieAn archived jQuery plugin that simplified reading, writing, and deleting browser cookies with one-line calls.
• vi/websocatA command-line tool for connecting to WebSocket servers from the terminal — like netcat but for WebSockets. It
• neutralinojs/neutralinojsA lightweight framework for building cross-platform desktop apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but using th
• mopidy/mopidyMopidy is a self-hosted music server for Raspberry Pi or any computer that streams music from local files, Spo
• varvet/punditPundit is a Ruby library that adds user permission checks to Rails apps using simple policy classes — one per
• 0xfa11/multiplayernetworkingresourcesA curated list of articles, videos, and tools explaining how multiplayer games keep players in sync over the i
• smallstep/certificatesstep-ca is an open-source private certificate authority you run on your own servers to issue HTTPS and SSH cer
• googlechrome/web-vitalsweb-vitals is a tiny JavaScript library from Google that measures your website's real-world loading speed and
• nvim-tree/nvim-tree.luanvim-tree adds a file browser sidebar to Neovim — like VS Code's file explorer — letting you browse, open, cre
• codecombat/codecombatCodeCombat is an open-source multiplayer game where players learn real Python and JavaScript programming by wr
• gridsome/gridsomeGridsome is a Vue.js static site generator that pre-builds your entire website into fast HTML files at deploy
• wildfirechat/im-serverWildfire IM Server is a self-hosted instant messaging platform — like Slack or WeChat — that companies run on
• shipshapecode/tetherTether is a small JavaScript library that keeps a pop-up element such as a tooltip, dropdown, or comment box a
• bwya77/vscode-dark-islandsIslands Dark is a Visual Studio Code color theme that gives the editor a polished dark look with rounded panel
• travis-ci/travis-ciTravis CI is a hosted continuous integration service that automatically tests and deploys code when developers
• optimalscale/lmflowLMFlow is a Python toolkit that lets you take an existing AI language model like Llama or Phi-3 and retrain it
• mattpocock/ts-resetts-reset is a tiny TypeScript add-on that fixes three built-in frustrations: JSON.parse returning untyped resu
• aliasrobotics/caiCAI is an open-source Python framework that connects AI models to security testing tools, letting ethical hack
• digoal/blogA large personal knowledge archive in Chinese covering PostgreSQL, Greenplum, and related databases, with hund
• future-house/paper-qaPaperQA2 lets you ask plain-English questions about a folder of research PDFs and get answers with exact citat
• mdo/code-guideCode Guide is a written set of opinionated standards for writing HTML and CSS, created by Bootstrap co-creator
• reactiveui/reactiveuiReactiveUI is a C# framework for building .NET apps where the UI automatically updates when data changes, usin
• jasonppy/voicecraftVoiceCraft is an AI model that clones a person's voice from a short audio sample, then generates new spoken wo
• tahash/swapyA small JavaScript/TypeScript library that lets you add drag-to-swap layout behavior to any webpage with a few
• lawlite19/machinelearning_pythonA study guide with Python implementations of common machine learning algorithms — from scratch and using sciki
• leetcode-opensource/vscode-leetcodeA VS Code extension that brings LeetCode coding challenges directly into your editor, letting you browse probl
• phpspec/prophecyProphecy is a PHP library for creating fake versions of your app's dependencies in tests, so you can verify yo
• esnet/iperfiperf3 is a command-line tool that measures actual data transfer speed between two machines on a network, repo
• getmoto/motoMoto is a Python library that intercepts AWS API calls during tests and handles them in memory, so you can tes
• gyroflow/gyroflowGyroflow is a desktop app that stabilizes shaky video by reading your camera's built-in motion sensor data, pr
• netease-youdao/emotivoiceEmotiVoice is an open-source text-to-speech system that generates expressive speech in English and Chinese wit
• mrexodia/ida-pro-mcpA plugin that connects IDA Pro — a professional binary analysis tool — to AI assistants like Claude or Cursor,
• spesmilo/electrumElectrum is a lightweight Bitcoin wallet for sending, receiving, and storing Bitcoin without downloading the f
• givanz/vvvebjsVvvebJs is a browser-based drag-and-drop page builder that lets you visually construct web pages from componen
• nomicfoundation/hardhatHardhat is a professional development toolkit for building Ethereum blockchain applications — it handles compi
• owo-network/deeplxDeepLX wraps the DeepL translation service in a self-hosted API endpoint that works without a DeepL account or
• prometheus/alertmanagerAlertmanager receives alerts from Prometheus and handles routing them to the right team, grouping related aler
• sass/node-sassNode-sass was a library for compiling Sass stylesheets to CSS inside Node.js projects, but it has reached end
• felixrieseberg/macintosh.jsmacintosh.js is a nostalgic desktop app that emulates a 1991 Macintosh running Mac OS 8, built with JavaScript
• sylius/syliusSylius is a PHP framework for building fully custom e-commerce stores with a headless architecture — it handle
• sysprog21/lkmpgA free, continuously updated book teaching C programmers how to write Linux kernel modules, with working code
• dimuthuupe/androidpdfviewerAn Android library for displaying PDF files inside mobile apps with swipe navigation, pinch-to-zoom, night mod
• rockbenben/chatgpt-shortcutAiShort is a web app for browsing, saving, and reusing a curated library of AI chat prompts across 18 language
• appbaseio/dejavuBrowser-based visual interface for Elasticsearch that lets you browse, filter, add, edit, and delete data with
• hiram-wong/zyfunFree cross-platform desktop app for playing on-demand video and live streams from user-configured online sourc
• funstory-ai/babeldocPython tool that translates PDF documents into bilingual output with the original and translated text side by
• schachmat/wegoCommand-line tool that shows a colorful weather forecast for any location directly in your terminal, covering
• jiji262/douyin-downloaderA Python command-line tool that downloads Douyin (Chinese TikTok) videos, photos, music, and full creator prof
• nobyda/scriptA library of JavaScript scripts for iOS proxy apps like Surge and QuantumultX that automate daily check-ins, e
• morvanzhou/pytorch-tutorialStep-by-step Python code examples and Jupyter notebooks for learning PyTorch from basics to advanced neural ne
• roadrunner-server/roadrunnerHigh-performance PHP application server written in Go that keeps PHP workers alive between requests, replacing
• symfony/finderA standalone PHP library for searching files and folders using a chainable, readable API — filter by name patt
• webassembly/binaryenC++ library and toolkit for compiling and optimizing code to WebAssembly, used internally by Emscripten, Rust,
• wangyu-/udp2rawA Linux networking tool that disguises UDP traffic as fake TCP, ICMP, or ordinary UDP to bypass firewalls that
• apple/swift-nioSwiftNIO is a networking library from Apple for Swift that handles thousands of simultaneous server connection
• visgl/react-map-glreact-map-gl is a React library that wraps Mapbox GL or the free MapLibre GL engine, letting you drop interact
• redis/redisinsightRedisInsight is a free desktop app from Redis that gives you a visual interface to browse, search, edit, and m
• fastrepl/anarloganarlog is a private meeting note-taker that records and transcribes audio entirely on your device and saves n
• skeeto/endlesshEndlessh is a tiny C program that wastes the time of automated SSH scanners by pretending to be an SSH server
• chinchang/hint.csshint.css is a tiny CSS-only tooltip library that adds accessible hover tooltips to any web page by adding a CS
• tensorflow/tfjs-coreThis is an archived predecessor to TensorFlow.js — the original browser-based machine learning library for Jav
• xxlllq/system_architectA Chinese-language collection of past exam questions, analyzed answers, and study guides for China's senior Sy
• garmeeh/next-seonext-seo is a Next.js library of React components that generate JSON-LD structured data markup for your pages,
• hopding/pdf-libpdf-lib is a JavaScript/TypeScript library for creating new PDF files and editing existing ones from code, run
• conventional-changelog/conventional-changelogA toolkit that reads your git commit messages and automatically generates a formatted changelog for software r
• gitextensions/gitextensionsA visual desktop app for Windows that lets you browse Git history, commit changes, and manage branches without
• mcollina/autocannonA Node.js tool that stress-tests web servers by firing thousands of requests and reporting back on speed, late
• stamparm/maltrailA network security monitor that watches your traffic and raises alerts when it spots known malicious websites,
• crossbeam-rs/crossbeamA Rust library that provides safe, ready-made tools for writing programs that run multiple tasks simultaneousl

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